• "God's Hand" Captured in Space

    Astronomers have recently captured in space a rare and difficult to observe cosmic phenomenon: what appears in a new telescope image as a ghostly hand reaching across the universe towards a defenseless galaxy, CNN reports. The Dark Energy Camera, mounted on the “Víctor M. Blanco” telescope at the Cerro Tololo Inter-American Observatory in Chile, has […]

  • China accuses Australia of 'spying' after navy flare-up

    China has accused Australia of spying and claimed this was what led to an incident where flares were dropped in front of a Navy helicopter, forcing it to take evasive action. The federal government has said the action of the Chinese J-10 jet, which launched the flares directly ahead of the Seahawk helicopter, was unprofessional […]

  • Young players, Soler's return spark Giants to victory

    SAN FRANCISCO -- The Giants placed seven position players on the injured list in the first half of May, but they finally got their first big piece back on Friday night. Jorge Soler returned from the injured list after missing 10 games with a right shoulder strain, starting at designated

  • Hamas’ offer to hand over 33 hostages includes some dead

    WASHINGTON >> Hamas informed negotiators Monday that not all of the 33 hostages who would be freed in the first phase of a possible cease-fire deal with Israel are still living and that the remains of those who have died would be among the initial releases, according to two people familiar with the talks.

  • Dead hand of the immovable Glazers keeps strangling Manchester United

    Leaky Old Trafford roof was almost a too perfect sign of neglect by owners who love the money but don’t seem to like the clubIn February, the NFL players’ union carried out its second annual survey of the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, and let’s just say it wasn’t pleasant reading. Tampa Bay players reported that the changing room was “not clean, constantly smelly and has a persistent bug issue”. The sauna was described as “dirty and/or mouldy”. This barely a decade after an MRSA outbreak infected three...

  • iPad Air hands on: A return to an affordable large-format iPad

    The new iPad Air is still more power than most need, but that 13-inch one returns large-screen media consumption to the masses for exactly what it cost almost a decade ago. 2024 iPad Air 13-inch We've already written tens of thousands of words about the new iPads, and across the internet, there are perhaps billions. You probably already know that Apple simplified the iPad line by killing the ninth-generation iPad, and putting the 10th generation in its place. This, of course, leaves...

  • British Navy taps VR to train sailors in warship navigation

    The Royal Navy has installed VR simulators at three military training sites in the UK. The simulators, built by Portsmouth-based Metaverse VR, recreate the bridge of a warship. A bridge, or wheelhouse, is like an aeroplane cockpit for ships. The Navy hopes that the new simulators will make training sailors faster and more lifelike. “You feel like you are stepping onto the bridge of a warship,” said Stephen Smallman, 28, a trainee warfare officer. “It is very easy to become immersed in...

  • Young man dead after scrambler bike crash in north Dublin

    The crash happened at approximately 2:10pm

  • Nightwatch: Demons Are Forever review – Danish morgue sequel returns from the dead

    Ole Bornedal follows up his 90s suspense thriller Nightwatch and goes back to the same creepy buildingThirty years ago, just before the Dogme 95 movement raised the profile of Danish film-making, Ole Bornedal’s suspense thriller Nightwatch was what success for the country’s cinema looked like. Basically a modest but moderately clever genre exercise, it starred a young chiselled-cheeked Nikolaj Coster-Waldau, later cast as Jaime Lannister in Game of Thrones, as a student called Martin who gets a...

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    2 young siblings dead after being swept downriver at California picnic spot

    Two young siblings died after being swept downstream in a river near the Thurman Flats Picnic Area in the San Bernardino National Forest just outside of Yucaipa, authorities said Tuesday. A mother took her 4-year-old daughter and 2-year-old son to the picnic area on Tuesday afternoon, according to a news release from the San Bernardino County Sheriff’s Office. While there, the two children played near a “river with rapid water moving downstream,” the release said. The mother was occupied with...

  • Family 'heartbroken' after young woman found dead in West Midlands tragedy

    The family of 21-year-old Grace Gardner have paid tribute to their daughter after she lost her life in Bewdley

  • "He is ahead of Travis Head": Ex-player predicts the future of young Indian cricketer

    Travis Head and Abhishek Sharma's opening partnership has been remarkable for Sunrisers Hyderabad in IPL 2024. Irfan Pathan praises Abhishek over Head.